NEW MUSIC FRIDAY | Eddie & The Hot Rods, Synth Pop 79, The Boys, Garage Rock and more out today…

A fresh black vinyl edition of Mercury Rev’s 'All Is Dream' - the stunning sequel to their debut album ‘Deserter’s Song’. Pressed on black vinyl to mark the 25t

FOURTH VOLUME IN OUR HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ‘MUSIK MUSIC MUSIQUE’ SERIES. THIS TIME A PREQUEL, EXPLORING 1979 AND SYNTH POP’S LEAP FROM NOVELTY AND FAD INTO A CHART DOMINATING SCENE WITH ITS OWN IDENTITY.

2CD 39 track digipak that covers all of punk legends The Members’ releases between 1977-80. From debut Stiff Records 45 ‘Solitary Confinement’ through to final Virgin Records single ‘Flying Again’ and not forgetting the anthemic No.12 National Chart hit ‘Sound Of The Suburbs’.

• A much requested 2CD round up of Punk legends The Boys singles from 1977-2025.

• Overseen by the band, this release collects all 40 A and B-sides they have issued over their nigh on 50 year career.

• ‘I Don't Care’, ‘Sick On You’, ‘First Time’, 'Brickfield Nights’, ‘Terminal Love’… all now acknowledged 'classics' of the Punk genre.

• Almost all tracks new to CD.
• First official release on CD.
• Iconic melodica dub album of the mid-70s.

Like ‘Pushin’ Too Hard’ this box contains plenty of the raw, exciting 1960s music retrospectively named garage punk but ‘Steppin’ Out’ spreads its net wider adding surf, frat rock and folk rock nuggets to the mix. These American genres combined with the influence of The British Invasion led to a garage rock explosion in 1965.

This double CD features the first two albums by Punk / New Wave legends Eddie & The Hot Rods.

• Disc 1 is debut LP ‘Teenage Depression’ which reached No.43 in late 1976. It contains the No.35 charting title track and amongst the 13 bonus tracks is the No.43 ‘Live At The Marquee’ EP.

• The second disc has the No.27 chart album ‘Life On The Line’ which featured the hit singles ‘I Might Be Lying’ (No.44) and 'Quit This Town' (No.36) as well as the New Wave anthem and Top Ten smash "Do Anything You Wanna Do"

An expanded deluxe edition of ‘A Tab in the Ocean’ by Nektar.

First issued in November 1972, the album was the second release by Nektar and was a milestone for the band as it set the template that that would bring them success in both Germany and the USA.

Originally featuring just four pieces, the albums first side would be dominated by the extensive title track which was a progressive rock tour de force. The remaining tracks, ‘Desolation Valley / Waves’, ‘Crying in the Dark’ and ‘King of Twilight’ would also become Nektar classics.

Following the success of 'We Can Work Out Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966', Strawberry present 'With A Little Help From My Friends' that focuses on the next stage of The Fab Four's career: 1967-1970.

Like the first volume, this 3CD box set looks at the continuing huge influence The Beatles had on a multitude of artists in disparate genres throughout numerous countries.